Details
712 in. (19.1 cm.) high
Provenance
with Edward David Levine (1906-1984), owner of Cromer Antique Gallery, Church Street, Cromer; thence by descent to the current owner.
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The oval face is framed by a short wig of untextured locks which conceals the ears.  The full lips display the crisp vermillion line and pronounced philtrum typical of this period.   Red and black pigment is preserved for the flesh and wig.
During the 5th and 6th Dynasties tombs for private individuals become more common and are often adorned with statues of different scales representing the deceased, either alone or together with their immediate family. Such figures were not meant to be an individual portrait, but rather served the purpose of representing the deceased in his newly-acquired immortal state.


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